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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Nutritional Assistant
Closed for applications on: 17-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Address
- Headley Way
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX3 9DU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum/ pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Nutrition
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
We are currently looking to recruit a Nutritional Assistant.
The Hyper-Acute Stroke unit is an 22 -bedded ward at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The unit cares for patients who have recently had a stroke and consequently have varying degrees of disabilities. Many will have problems with swallowing.
You will contribute to the assessment and care of patients undergoing inpatient treatment, working closely with the nursing team and ward dietitian to ensure nutritional needs are assessed and met.
A successful candidate must demonstrate a commitment to team work and show an interest in nutritional assessment and need. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to work independently.
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Successful candidates can look forward to working in a professional environment with teams that are passionate about delivering outstanding care to patients and their families. There are many opportunities for personal and professional development for candidates who shine and want to progress their career within the NHS.
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Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Overall Aims of Role
- To support dieticians and nurses in delivery of the dietetic service by reviewing, monitoring and advising patients and undertaking related administration of nutritional supplements
- To act as an intermediary between the dietetic and catering departments, enhancing communication to achieve the optimal provision of nutrition for patients in hospital
- To undertake and oversee the ordering, delivery and payment of nutritional products
- To contribute to the maintenance of a tidy, clean and efficient environment
- To provide a high standard of customer care in order to make patients feel welcome and safe
- Maintain accurate, legible and legally substantive records of care and assessment provided to patients
- Co-ordinate the clinical support workers to maintain the patient environment around the clock/communicate relevant supplement and nutritional needs and liaise appropriately with senior nurse and dietician
Key Responsibilities
You will undertake the following duties under the supervision of a registered practitioner.
The post holder will:
- Assess the needs and wishes of the patient, taking into consideration the information received from the Registered Nurse regarding individual factors in the patient’s condition.
- Observe the patient, with regards to general condition and specific issues highlighted at hand-over, informing the Registered Nurse of changes.
- Document observations and progress of patients in the medical notes, according to local standards.
- Emotionally support patients and carers, recognising the boundaries of own knowledge and responsibility when talking to them and referring to a Registered Nurse
- Contribute to the hand-over of patients regarding their current condition and needs
- Ensure patients are weighed and MUST scores are completed
- Ensure a safe and efficient working environment, by maintaining a well stocked and tidy ward area
- Work closely with Senior Housekeeper in order to maintain an orderly environment
- Offer support to new CSW’s to the team as a mentor based upon the Departmental Orientation guidelines and ongoing support in their development
Principle duties and responsibilities relating to nutritional assistant:
CLINICAL
After training, to review and monitor ongoing patients under the supervision of the dietician and ward sister. This may involve:
- Gathering relevant clinical information from medical and nursing notes, care plans, drug charts, patients and carers
- Liaise with nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team, for example, Speech and Language Therapists (SALT) and Occupational Therapists about the patient’s nutritional plan
- Assess patient’s tolerance to tube feeding
- Calculate patients’ intake from food record charts, which may involve using a dietary analysis computer package
- Regularly liaise with the supervising dietician about all aspects of patients nutritional care
- Monitor patient in order to achieve optimum nutritional intake
- Record all interventions and actions on dietetic record cards
Oversee the completion of daily menus for all patients on therapeutic diets. This may involve face-to-face discussion with patients and/or their carers.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
If required, assist a dietician or deliver training to staff and/or patients.
- Participate in the induction of new ward and Dietetic staff; demonstrating the role of the Nutritional Assistant as well as informing them about the provision of therapeutic meals, nutritional supplement products and raising nutritional awareness in their ward area.
- Support ward sister and dietician in project work including review audits and patient satisfaction questionnaires.
- Assist the dietician with the writing and updating of diet sheets by gathering information and drafting text.
- Create visual displays in public areas to reflect national nutrition and health promotion campaigns, for example, the 5-a-day campaign and Stroke Awareness month, to improve health education.
- To undertake regular training sessions with a colleague, learning by experience and improving working practice on an on-going basis.
- Liaise with dieticians, patients, the catering department and ward staff to ensure the provision of therapeutic diets, appropriate snacks, supplements and enteral feeds runs smoothly.
- Work with the dietician to alter menus as necessary, update the special diets and nutrition policy. Disseminate this information throughout the ward.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Training
Essential criteria
- Food hygiene training
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jesika Rai
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865227211
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